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Crows leave woman gifts to thank her for treats

September 10th, 2019

By Cheryl Knight

Contributor at Shareably

Humans sometimes form strong bonds with animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses. Some friendships are even created with chickens, pigs, rabbits, and rats. But one San Francisco Marina District resident named Melinda Green formed an unusual nonhuman bond … with neighborhood crows.

She also equated the bird’s gift-giving to a common human quality. “I suspect it’s similar to young human crushes,” she told The Dodo.

One gift left by the crows was especially interesting … a piece of antique electronics that looks very similar to a front-door key. The item resembles some type of old piece of machinery that was broken off.

Green recognizes “personhood” of crows

Since she began her “friendship” with the neighborhood crows, she’s seen them begin new families, which also came to visit her fire escape.

“I’ve learned just how similar crow families and dynamics are to human families,” Green stated. “They seem to have long-term relationships and to raise one or two children at a time in nuclear families. The parents are clearly actively teaching their children. They clearly want to show them where the nice lady lives and how to get treats from her.”

We should all be so lucky to form this type of special bond with unexpected “visitors.”

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